Li Shifeng, who performed eye-catching in the Hangzhou Asian Games, has become the new men's singles brother in the eyes of many fans, but his biggest problem is that his performance is not stable enough, in his blessed land of Hangzhou 23 years of the International Badminton Federation Tour Finals, Li Shifeng did not perform well in the first round of the group stage, 0-2 was swept by Danish player Antonsen, if you want to lock the top two in the group to advance to the knockout round, Li Shifeng must win the next two group games, the second match day of the main match, Li Shifeng appeared again to face the new World Championships men's singles champion Kunlavut, who also lost in the first round, which also made this duel a game that neither side can afford to loseAfter the game started, the two fought extremely fiercely, but at the decisive moment of the two games, Li Shifeng's performance was more stable, and the final score was 2-0 and he won the victory!
Li Shifeng and Kunlavut can be said to be a pair of old rivals in the World Series, the two have had a total of 11 head-to-head duels in large and small events, of which Li Shifeng has a slight advantage of 6 wins and 5 losses, and the last 4 duels have maintained a winning record, which also gives Li Shifeng a great advantage in mentality, after the start of the first game, Li Shifeng played actively, and the accurate slash in the midfield and backfield made it a 4-2 lead at the beginning, but Kunlavut relied on the fast flat draw in front of the net, and gradually accelerated the pace of the game, and after fully exerting his speed advantage, he quickly chased the score to 5 draws, and then the two entered a tug-of-war, you chase me to 10 draws, Li Shifeng made a mistake at the critical moment, so that Kunlavut with a slight lead of 11-10 entered the technical break.
During the pause adjustment, the head coach on the sidelines reminded Li Shifeng to pay attention to controlling the rhythm, and after returning to the field, Li Shifeng also firmly implemented the tactical concept of the head coach, and mobilized Kunlavut in a wide range before and after, so that it could not easily speed up, once the game entered the confrontation of the Quartet, Li Shifeng's advantage gradually appeared, and soon he chased the score to 13 draws, and took the lead in one go, and finally got off to a good start with 21-18.
Li Shifeng, who won the first game, continued to implement his own style of play in the second game, and compared with the first game, he significantly increased the active attack, Li Shifeng suppressed Kunlavut at the beginning of the game, and established a 3-1 lead early, but was eager to expand the lead, so that Li Shifeng slowly lost control of the rhythm, Kunlavut played a quick attack and defense, and soon overtook the score to 7-4, after Li Shifeng scored 1 point, the opponent blasted out a wave of 4-0 scoring climax, ending the first half of the game with 11-5。
After returning to the arena again, Li Shifeng calmed down and began to take the initiative to slow down in the backcourt, this change also achieved obvious results, so that Kunlavut's offensive threat was greatly reduced, and Li Shifeng, who was playing steadily, struggled at the end of the game, chased the score to 19 draws, and at the decisive moment, Li Shifeng continuously caused Kunlavut to make mistakes, and finally locked the victory 22-20!
In the next round of the game, Li Shifeng will face Jonathan, only by defeating the opponent, can the fate be in his own hands, looking forward to Li Shifeng can play a good performance, and strive to be on the championship podium again in his blessed land!